[Verse] Hands shaking pen's heavy ink won't flow Pages scattered letters lose their glow Lines crooked paths twisting where to go Why does it matter? Do they even know [Chorus] Dotting the I's crossing the T's Writing a life no one sees Dotting the I's crossing the T's Is this the way it's supposed to be [Verse 2] Rules binding tighter walls closing in Erase the chaos let the order win Perfect circles perfect squares within But where's the fire where's the sin [Prechorus] Lines on a page lines in my head Am I alive or just well-read [Chorus] Dotting the I's crossing the T's Tying the knots no one frees Dotting the I's crossing the T's Chasing a dream on my knees [Bridge] Every dot every cross every mark Fades to nothing when the world goes dark Every rule every line every spark Lost in the ocean where the mad embark
